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Tom Ballantine – Mandeville
Patrick M. Bates, M.Photog., Cr., F-PPLA, – Ponchatoula
Chuck Billiot, – Mandeville
Robby L. Bishop, M.Photog., – Lafayette
Robert Bradford, Cr.Photog., – Covington
Ed Broussard, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Lafayette
Colin Burnum, M.Photog., – Rayne Thomas Bush – Baton Rouge
James Byron, M.Photog.,Cr,API, F-PPLA, – Patterson
Phillip Colwart, Cr.Photog, – Hammond
Don Daigrepont, M.Photog.,Cr, F-PPLA, – Slidell
Terry Daigrepont, Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – Slidell Gregory Daley – Lafayette Cheryl Dubois – Lafayette Roch Eshleman – Metairie
Tim Eddington, M.Photog., – Shreveport
Pam Eggers, – Boyce
Robert Faust, M.Photog.,M.Artist., MEI, Cr.,API, F-PPLA, – Baton Rouge Elaine Fox – West Monroe
Michelle Fuselier, – Maurice Justine Gallien – Leonville Stephanie Gaspard – Batchelor David K. Gleason, M.Photog., Cr., – * Baton Rouge Tammie Graves – Montgomery
Robert Holtzclaw, – Monroe
Daniel Izzo, – Lafayette
Misti T. Johnson, – Pierre Part James Johnston – Lafayette
Ken Knight, M.Photog., Cr., – Franklinton
Jack Kohara, – * Alexandria
George Kuchler, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Glenda LaGreca, – Schriever
Melanie Langteau, – Kenner
Rick Massarini, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Westwego
Retha Middleton, – Gilliam
Rick Najdzion, Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – New Orleans
Erin Oswalt, – Baton Rouge
Sherry Owens, M.Photog – Ruston
Marlin Penton, – Kenner
James Pitre, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Houma
Wade T. Ponthier, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Yvette B. Ponthier, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans Adin Putnam,- Denham Springs
Rebecca Reulet, – Thibodaux
Barry D. Rittenberg, M.Photog.,Cr. Retired, – San Antonio
Joseph P. Rodriguez, – * New Orleans
Ralph Romaguera, Sr., M.Photog.,Cr, API, F-PPLA, F-ASP, – Metairie
Ralph Romaguera, Jr., Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – Metairie
Ryan Romaguera, M. Photog, Cr., , – Metairie Cathy Smart,- Baton Rouge Frank Spikes – Lake Charles Joel Treadwell, Cr. Photog. – Covington Barbie Vallot, M.Photog., Cr., F-PPL, – Ponchatoula Jessica Wakefield – Tampa, Fl Jenn Wasserman – Bossier City
Lela Whiddon, – Evangeline James Whigham, – Gretna
Tony White, – * Alexandria
Chuck Billiot, – Mandeville
Robby L. Bishop, M.Photog., – Lafayette
Robert Bradford, Cr.Photog., – Covington
Ed Broussard, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Lafayette
Colin Burnum, M.Photog., – Rayne Thomas Bush – Baton Rouge
James Byron, M.Photog.,Cr,API, F-PPLA, – Patterson
Phillip Colwart, Cr.Photog, – Hammond
Don Daigrepont, M.Photog.,Cr, F-PPLA, – Slidell
Terry Daigrepont, Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – Slidell Gregory Daley – Lafayette Cheryl Dubois – Lafayette Roch Eshleman – Metairie
Tim Eddington, M.Photog., – Shreveport
Pam Eggers, – Boyce
Robert Faust, M.Photog.,M.Artist., MEI, Cr.,API, F-PPLA, – Baton Rouge Elaine Fox – West Monroe
Michelle Fuselier, – Maurice Justine Gallien – Leonville Stephanie Gaspard – Batchelor David K. Gleason, M.Photog., Cr., – * Baton Rouge Tammie Graves – Montgomery
Robert Holtzclaw, – Monroe
Daniel Izzo, – Lafayette
Misti T. Johnson, – Pierre Part James Johnston – Lafayette
Ken Knight, M.Photog., Cr., – Franklinton
Jack Kohara, – * Alexandria
George Kuchler, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Glenda LaGreca, – Schriever
Melanie Langteau, – Kenner
Rick Massarini, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Westwego
Retha Middleton, – Gilliam
Rick Najdzion, Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – New Orleans
Erin Oswalt, – Baton Rouge
Sherry Owens, M.Photog – Ruston
Marlin Penton, – Kenner
James Pitre, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Houma
Wade T. Ponthier, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Yvette B. Ponthier, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans Adin Putnam,- Denham Springs
Rebecca Reulet, – Thibodaux
Barry D. Rittenberg, M.Photog.,Cr. Retired, – San Antonio
Joseph P. Rodriguez, – * New Orleans
Ralph Romaguera, Sr., M.Photog.,Cr, API, F-PPLA, F-ASP, – Metairie
Ralph Romaguera, Jr., Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – Metairie
Ryan Romaguera, M. Photog, Cr., , – Metairie Cathy Smart,- Baton Rouge Frank Spikes – Lake Charles Joel Treadwell, Cr. Photog. – Covington Barbie Vallot, M.Photog., Cr., F-PPL, – Ponchatoula Jessica Wakefield – Tampa, Fl Jenn Wasserman – Bossier City
Lela Whiddon, – Evangeline James Whigham, – Gretna
Tony White, – * Alexandria
*Deceased
| 1947-1949 | *Leon M Trice, Sr. M. Photog | Metairie |
| 1949-1950 | *Phyllis Moore, M. Photog | New Orleans |
| 1950-1951 | *Lee Webb, M. Photog | Morgan City |
| 1951-1952 | *Eric McVadon | Baton Rouge |
| 1952-1953 | *Otis Johnson | Shreveport |
| 1953-1954 | *Leon Trice, Jr. M. Photog | Metairie |
| 1954-1955 | *Calvin Blue | Lafayette |
| 1955-1956 | *Don D. White, M. Photog | Bogalusa |
| 1956-1957 | *George Shorter | Shreveport |
| 1957-1958 | *R. William Long | Lafayette |
| 1958-1959 | *Fulcran Randon Jr. | New Orleans |
| 1959-1960 | *John E. Kuhlman, M. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1960-1961 | *David Hunt | West Monroe |
| 1961-1962 | *Frank Lots Miller, M. Photog., Cr. | New Orleans |
| 1962-1963 | *A.J. Rybiski Jr. | Lake Charles |
| 1963-1964 | *N.R. DeGravelles, M. Photog., Cr. | Thibodeaux |
| 1964-1965 | *Simon Lee | New Orleans |
| 1965-1966 | *Durwood Griffin, M. Photog. | Monroe |
| 1966-1967 | Thurman C. Smith., M. Photog., Cr. | Shreveport |
| 1967-1968 | *Ronald Montelepre | New Orleans |
| 1968-1969 | *Eugenie Stoll Ragan, M. Photog. | Kenosha WS |
| 1969-1970 | *Jack Kohara, CPP | Alexandria |
| 1970-1971 | *Ninfa Guidry | Franklinton |
| 1971-1972 | *Tom Drummond, Jr., M. Photog., Cr. | Shreveport |
| 1972-1973 | *Alvin Doyle, Jr. | Baton Rouge |
| 1973-1974 | *Jesse Grice | Morgan City |
| 1974-1975 | *W.R. Cowen, Cr. Photog., CPP | Shreveport |
| 1975-1976 | *Paul Malone, M. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1976-1977 | *Frank Hampson, M. Photog., Cr. CPP | Shreveport |
| 1977-1978 | *Ory Miguez | Franklin |
| 1978-1979 | *Leon Bolen, Cr. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1979-1980 | *Bill Bourdier, Jr. | Opelousas |
| 1980-1981 | Marvin Hardee, Jr. CPP | Morgan City |
| 1981-1982 | *Edwin Shell | Bossier City |
| 1982-1983 | Ralph J. Romaguera, M. Photog., Cr, CPP, API, F-ASP | Metairie |
| 1983-1984 | *David K. Gleason, M. Photog., Cr. CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1984-1985 | *Dick Goodall, M. Photog., Cr. ABI | Shreveport |
| 1985-1986 | Phil Daigrepont, M. Photog., Cr. | Kenner |
| 1986-1987 | Jarvis Hebert | Breaux Bridge |
| 1987-1988 | Joe Bergeron, M. Photog., CPP | New Orleans |
| 1988-1989 | *Rita May Bolen | New Orleans |
| 1989-1990 | Ken Knight, M. Photog., Cr, CPP | Franklinton |
| 1990-1991 | *Emile Navarre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Mandeville |
| 1991-1992 | Scot Smith, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Shreveport |
| 1992-1993 | *Erol Thibodeaux | Alexandria |
| 1993-1994 | Tom Elwell, Cr. Photog. | Metairie |
| 1994-1995 | Jim Layne, Cr. Photog, CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1995-1996 | Emily Barre, Cr. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1996-1997 | Ed Broussard, M. Photog, Cr., CPP | Lafayette |
| 1997-1998 | Thomas Wintz, Cr. Photog., CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1998-1999 | James P. Pitre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Houma |
| 1999-2000 | Tim Babin, Cr. Photog., CPP | Gonzalez |
| 2000-2001 | Bert Burr | Bogalusa |
| 2001-2002 | Michael Spangler | Baton Rouge |
| 2002-2003 | Cecil Kersh, Cr. Photog, CPP | Metairie |
| 2003-2004 | Bryan Broussard | Lafayette |
| 2004-2005 | John Michael Hanna, M. Photog, Cr. | Metairie |
| 2005-2007 | Don Daigrepont, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Slidell |
| 2007-2008 | Terry Daigrepont, Cr. Photog. | Slidell |
| 2008-2009 | Patrick Bates, M. Photog, Cr., CPP | Ponchatoula |
| 2009-2010 | Rick Massarini, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Westwego |
| 2010-2011 | *Wade Ponthier, Cr. Photog, CPP, ABI | New Orleans |
| 2011-2012 | Ralph J. Romaguera, Jr., M. Photog, Cr.,CPP, F-PPLA | Metairie |
| 2012-2013 | Barbie Vallot, M. Photog, Cr., CPP | Ponchatoula |
| 2013-2015 | Karla Byron | Patterson |
| 2015-2016 | Terri Eddington, M.Photog., CPP, F-PPLA | Shreveport |
| 2016-2017 | Yvette B. Ponthier, M.Photog., Cr., CPP,ABI,F-PPLA | New Orleans |
| 2017-2018 | James Whigham, Cr.Photog., CPP | Gretna |
| 2018-2019 | James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA | Patterson |
| 2019-2020 | Joel Treadwell, Cr.Photog., CPP | Covington |
| 2020-2021 | Chantal Fontenot | Washington |
| 2021-2022 | James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA | Patterson |
| 2022-2023 | Lela Whiddon, M.Photog., CPP, | Evangeline |
*Deceased
PPA NATIONAL AWARD – (Awarded by PPLA)
| 1959 | Don White | Master Photographer | Bogalusa |
| 1960 | Leon Trice, Sr. | Master Photographer | Metairie |
| 1961 | Phyllis Moore | Master Photographer | New Orleans |
| 1962 | John E. Kuhlman | Master Photographer | New Orleans |
| 1963 | James Hampson | Master Photographer | Shreveport |
| 1964 | Lee Webb | Master Photographer | |
| 1965 | David Hunt | West Monroe | |
| 1966 | Frank Lotz Miller | Master Photographer, Cr. | New Orleans |
| 1967 | Calvin Blue | ||
| 1968 | N.R. DeGravelles | Master Photographer, Cr. | Thibodeaux |
| 1969 | A.J. Rybiski, Jr. | Lake Charles | |
| 1970 | Simon Lee | New Orleans | |
| 1971 | George Atkinson | Pensacola, FL | |
| 1972 | Not Given | ||
| 1973 | Durwood Griffin | Master Photographer | Monroe |
| 1974 | C.F. Weber | New Orleans | |
| 1975 | Thurman C. Smith | Master Photographer, Cr. | Shreveport |
| 1976 | Henry B. Elsas | New Orleans | |
| 1977 | Jack Kohara | Alexandria | |
| 1978 | Ralph Plaideau, Sr. | New Orleans | |
| 1979 | Millie Kuhlman | New Orleans | |
| 1980 | Ronald Montelepre | New Orleans | |
| 1981 | Frank Hampson | Master Photographer, Cr. | Shreveport |
| 1982 | Bill Bourdier, Jr. | Opelousas | |
| 1983 | Adrian Snider | Shreveport | |
| 1984 | Leon Bolen | Cr. Photographer | New Orleans |
| 1985 | Ory Miguez | Franklin | |
| 1986 | Marvin Hardee, Jr. | Morgan City | |
| 1987 | Rita May Bolen | New Orleans | |
| 1988 | David King Gleason | M.Photographer, Cr., CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1989 | Fonville Winans | Baton Rouge | |
| 1990 | Pete Saddler | Kodak | Atlanta |
| 1991 | Not Given | ||
| 1992 | Ralph Romaguera, Sr. | M.Photog.,Hon. M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-ASP, F-PPLA and F-TX | Metairie |
| 1993 | Emile Navarre | Master Photographer, Cr. | Mandeville |
| 1994 | Emily Barre’ | Cr. Photographer | New Orleans |
| 1995 | Thomas Wintz | Cr. Photographer | Prairieville |
| 1996 | Tom & Cookie Elwell | Cr. Photographer | Metairie |
| 1997 | Not Given | ||
| 1998 | Not Given | ||
| 1999 | Dick Goodall | M. Photographer, Cr., ABI | Shreveport |
| 2000 | Ed Broussard | Master Photographer, Cr. | Lafayette |
| 2001 | James P. Pitre | Master Photographer, Cr. | Houma |
| 2002 | Ruby Falgout | New Orleans | |
| 2003 | Not Given | ||
| 2004 | Paul Daigrepont | Metairie | |
| 2005 | Not Given | ||
| 2006 | Cecil Kersh | Cr. Photographer, CPP | Metairie |
| 2007 | Tim Babin | Cr. Photographer | Gonzales |
| 2008 | Lloyd Elsas | Cr. Photog., F-PPLA | Mandeville |
| 2009 | Kirk Voclain | M. Photog., Cr. | Houma |
| 2010 | Jim Layne | Cr. Photog, CPP, F-PPLA | Baton Rouge |
| 2011 | Rick Massarini | M. Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPLA | Westwego |
| 2012 | James W. Byron | M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA | Patterson |
| 2013 | Patrick Bates | M. Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPLA | Ponchatoula |
| 2014 | Wade Ponthier | Cr. Photog., CPP, ABI, CBM | New Orleans |
| 2015 |
Don Daigrepont Terry Daigrepont | M. Photog., Cr, CPP, F-PPLA Cr.Photog., CPP, F-PPLA | Slidell |
| 2016 | Lionel Selser | Greenwell Springs | |
| 2018 | Karla Byron | Patterson | |
| 2019 | Chip and Carol Darre | Professional Color Lab | New Orleans |
| 2023 | Joel Treadwell | Cr. Photog., CPP | Covington |
— National Award not presented in:1972, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
PPA NATIONAL AWARD – (Awarded by Other Associations)
| Lee Webb | Master Photographer | Southwest 1959 | Morgan City |
| James Hampson | Master Photographer | Southwest 1963 | Shreveport |
| Leon Trice, Sr. | Master Photographer | Southwest 1964 | Metairie |
| Emile Navarre | Master Photographer, Cr. | Southwest 1998 | Mandeville |
| Cindy M. Romaguera | M.Photog, Cr., F-TX | Texas, 2003 | Metairie |
| Ralph Romaguera, Sr. | M.Photog.,Hon.M.Photog.,Cr., CPP,API,F-PPLA,F-ASP | SWPPA 2011 | Metairie |
| Ed Broussard | M.Photog, Cr., CPP, F-PPLA | SWPPA 2013 | Lafayette |
| Rick Massarini | M.Photog, Cr., CPP, F-PPLA | ASP 2015 | Westwego |
| James P. Pitre | M.Photog, Cr., F-PPLA | SWPPA 2016 | Houma |
PPLA “Emile Navarre” Lifetime Achievement Award
| Ralph Romaguera Sr. | 2007 | Metairie |
| Dick Goodall | 2011 | Shreveport |
| Ed Broussard | 2020 | Lafayette |
| Ralph Romaguera Jr. | 2025 | Metarie |
| Lloyd Elsas | 2025 | Covington |
| Karla Byron | 2025 | Patterson |
PPLA Honorary Life Members
| Frank H. Allen* | New Orleans |
| George O. Atkinson* | Pensacola, FL |
| Gerhard H. Bakker | Milwaukee, WS |
| Ed Broussard | Lafayette |
| William W. Carrier | Memphis, TN |
| Frank E. Cricchio | Port Arthur, TX |
| Henry B. Elsas* | New Orleans |
| Rudolph Guttosch | Chicago, IL |
| Millie M. Kuhlman* | Metairie |
| Harper Leiper | Houston, TX |
| Kaye Marvins | Houston, TX |
| Mrs. JD Panfield | New Orleans |
| Ralph Plaideau, Sr* | Kenner |
| Lionel Selser | Greenwell Springs |
| F. Lee Tilton | Metairie |
| Jo B White | Bogalusa |
PPLA Fellowship
Tim Babin, Cr. Photog. – GonzalesEmily Barre’, Cr.Photog. – Harahan
Patrick M. Bates, M.Photog., CPP. – Ponchatoula Robby Bishop, M.Photog., CPP – Lafayette
Ed Broussard, M.Photog.,Cr.,CPP. – Lafayette
Burt Burr – Bogalusa
James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP. – Patterson Karla Byron – Patterson Phillip Colwart – Hammond
Don Daigrepont, M.Photog.,Cr.,CPP. – Slidell
Terry Daigrepont, Cr. Photog.,CPP. – Slidell Terri Eddington , M.Photog.- Shreveport Tim Eddington, M.Photog., CPP – Shreveport
Lloyd Elsas, Cr.Photog. – Covington
Tom Elwell, Cr.Photog. * – Metairie
Cookie Elwell, Cr. Photog. – Metairie
Robert Faust, M.Photog., M.Artist, MEI, Cr. CPP – Baton Rouge
Dick Goodall, M.Photog., Cr., ABI. * – Shreveport
John Michael Hannan, M.Photog., Cr. – Metairie
Cecil Kersh, Cr. Photog. – Metairie
Jim Layne, Cr.Photog. – Baton Rouge
Rick Massarini, M.Photog.,Cr., CPP – Westwego Rick Najdzion Cr. Photog., CPP – Metairie Emile Navarre, M.Photog., Cr. * – Mandeville Sherry Owens, M.Photog., CPP – Ruston Yvette Ponthier, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, ABI – New Orleans
James Pitre, M.Photog.,Cr., CPP. – Houma
Ralph J. Romaguera, M. Photog., Hon. M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-TPPA, F-PPLA, F-ASP – Madisonville
Ralph J. Romaguera, Jr. Cr. Photog., CPP – Metairie Michael Spangler – Baton Rouge
Barbie Vallot, M.Photog.,Cr., – Ponchatoula
Kirk Voclain, M.Photog.,Cr., – Houma Lela Whiddon, M.Photog., CPP James Whigham, CPP – Gretna
Thomas Wintz, Cr.Photog. – Baton Rouge
PPLA Associate Fellowship
Darrell Chitty, M.Photog. – Shreveport Justine Gallien, CPP – LeonvilleJames Johnston, CPP – Lafayette
Michael LaCour, M.Photog.,Cr. – St.Amant
Tammy Mars, Cr.Photog. – Luling
Will O’Hallorhan – Baton Rouge
Barry Rittenberg, M.Photog.,Cr. – Slidell Cindy Romaguera, Cr. Photog., – Metairie
Larry Weaver, M.Photog. – Prairieville
PPLA “Ralph Plaideau, Sr.” Service Degree
Chantal Fontenot – Washington Gretchen Mura, GretnaWade Ponthier, Cr.Photog., CPP, ABI – New Orleans
Angele’ Rosendahl – Baton Rouge
Joel Treadwell, Cr. Photog., CPP – Covington Sharon Turner – Baton Rouge
PPLA Imaging Artistry Degree
Heidi Bowers – CovingtonColin Burnum, M.Photog., CPP – Rayne
Michelle Fuselier – Maurice Stephanie Gaspard, CPP – Batchelor Bonnie Matassa – Thibodeaux
Ryan Romaguera, M.Photog., Cr. – Metairie
Lisa Roussel, Cr.Photog. – Metairie
Darryl Schmidt – Metairie
Brenda Trahan – Basile
* Deceased
